Protest requires people to take a stand and hold firm. Pop songs are designed to appeal across demographic lines. In music, as in the rest of the world, resistance takes place closer to the ground.
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On her 12th album, the most dominant pop star of our era makes a spectacle of herself in full flower, in love and holding the music industry in the palm of her hand.
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In 2021, Wallen was caught on video uttering a racial slur. Since then, he’s become the most commercially successful musician in country and popular music. How? By remaining committed to ambivalence.
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In 2025, fandom is complicated. Music is at nearly everyone’s fingertips. Concert ticket prices are through the roof. Some fans take devotion to new extremes. What do we owe to the artists we love?
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